Category Archives: Family Life

Posts about family life, love, relationships, etc.

Women Don’t Know

My heart is heavy today. I was over on another blog and a (presumably) Christian woman was telling me about using an IUD to help with hormonal issues. It was in the context of the contraception debacle. I told her … Continue reading

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A Catholic Take on “Stop Stealing Dreams”

New media maven/Big thinker Seth Godin released a free e-book recently, Stop Stealing Dreams. He rants against the outmoded way the U.S. educational system functions and offers his ideas for how teachers, librarians, and colleges can truly educate young people … Continue reading

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Catholic Dads on Tap: Faith and Sports Podcast

Brent Stubbs and I are back at it again in this podcast, discussing the proper role of sports from the perspective of Catholic fathers. (iTunes podcast here.) Both Brent and I were big-time jocks growing up, but did we play … Continue reading

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The Yeoman and the Cog: Rebutting Seth Godin

Brandon Vogt often shares stuff by entrepreneurial/productivity guru Seth Godin. And I always find his ideas interesting; he’s a future thinker kind of guy, a visionary in terms of where technological work is heading and how we should adapt to … Continue reading

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The Ressourcement of Catholic Agrarianism

Longtime readers of this blog will remember my interest in various agricultural practices: gardening, beekeeping, chickens, goats, grape vines, etc. All of these interests have stemmed from a deeper desire to want to live a life that, at least in … Continue reading

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